Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum)

Yellow Trillium (Trillium leteum)

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Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum)

The Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) is a member of the Liliaceae or Lily family. Being the only yellow flowering trillium it is one of the easiest to identify. It is an erect perennial from 8- to 16-inches tall, rising from a stout rhizome. The 3 leaves are whorled, sessile, broadly elliptical, mottled, from 3- to 6-inches in length. The flower is sessile and lemon-scented. Petals are more or less erect, narrowly to broadly elliptical-obovate, greenish-yellow aging to a rich yellow, more than twice the length of the stamens. It can be found in rich woods, mainly in the southern Appalachians. It flowers in April and May.